1980 Toledo Mud Hens Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Cal Ermer (77-63)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Ballpark: Ned Skeldon Stadium
Attendance: 199,602, Avg. 2,851
1980 Toledo Mud Hens Statistics

Playoffs - Toledo Mud Hens 3 games, Rochester Red Wings 1
Finals - Columbus Clippers 4 games, Toledo Mud Hens 1

The Toledo Mud Hens of the International League ended the 1980 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Mud Hens paced the league with 612 runs. Toledo allowed 542 runs. Jesús Vega and Greg Johnston led the team with 14 home runs apiece. Jesús Vega drove in 79 runs. Dave Engle topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Bob Veselic and Bruce MacPherson paced the squad with 11 wins each, while Bruce MacPherson registered a 3.03 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Fernando Arroyo, Mike Bacsik, Randy Bush, Tom Chism, Dave Engle, Terry Felton, Greg Johnston, Mike Kinnunen, Dave Machemer, Willie Norwood, Bob Randall, Kurt Seibert, Gary Serum, Ray Smith, Jesús Vega, Bob Veselic, Gary Ward, Ron Washington and Albert Williams were all players from the 1980 Toledo Mud Hens who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Cal Ermer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Fernando ArroyoRRMarch 21, 19526'2"180Sacramento, CA US
Mike BacsikRRApril 1, 19526'2"180Dallas, TX US
Jeff BrueggemannRRSeptember 12, 19556'3"205Decatur, IL US
Randy BushLLOctober 5, 19586'1"186Dover, DE US
Tom ChismLLMay 9, 19546'1"195Chester, PA US
Steve DouglasLRJanuary 17, 19575'11"177Alexandria, VA US
Dave EngleRRNovember 30, 19566'3"210San Diego, CA US
Doc EstesLLAugust 13, 19536'0"165Hollywood, CA US
Terry FeltonRROctober 29, 19576'1"180Texarkana, AR US
Steve HerzRRAugust 28, 19566'2"210Los Angeles, CA US
Greg JohnstonLLFebruary 12, 19556'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Mike KinnunenLLApril 1, 19586'1"185Seattle, WA US
Dave MachemerRRMay 24, 19515'11"180St. Joseph, MI US
Bruce MacPhersonRRNovember 30, 19546'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Steve MapelRRDecember 28, 19566'4"200St. Joseph, MO US
Dave MooreRRSeptember 19, 19546'2"179Lexington, KY US
Willie NorwoodRRNovember 7, 19506'0"185Greene County, AL US
Les PearseyRRJanuary 31, 19566'3"190Inglewood, CA US
Bob RandallRRJune 6, 19486'2"175Norton, KS US
Chuck RogersLRNovember 5, 19536'6"215Findlay, OH US
Wally SarmientoRRNovember 25, 19586'1"155Cabimas, Zulia VE
Kurt SeibertSROctober 16, 19556'0"165Cheverly, MD US
Gary SerumRROctober 24, 19566'1"180Fargo, ND US
Ray SmithRRSeptember 18, 19556'1"185Glendale, CA US
Jesús VegaRROctober 14, 19556'1"176Bayamon, PR
Bob VeselicRRSeptember 27, 19556'0"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Johnnie WalkerRRMay 7, 19585'11"160Sacramento, CA US
Gary WardRRDecember 6, 19536'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Ron WashingtonRRApril 29, 19525'11"155New Orleans, LA US
Albert WilliamsRRMay 6, 19546'4"190Pearl Lagoon, NI

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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